Personal Tutoring at Teesside University provides a consistent, equitable and structured approach for all students to pastoral, general academic and professional support. With relation to providing professional support, Student Futures have pulled together some top tips; for all these tips, help is available from the Student Futures team…
Students as Researchers Scheme – Open for applications!
Do you want to be involved in an exciting opportunity to work on a Research Project?
You will work in partnership with an academic project lead on a discipline or pedagogic piece of research. This will help you develop your research skills and useful general skills. You will be employed by Teesside University as part of your role and receive payment for your work…
Conducting Pedagogic Research: LTE Guidance and Upcoming Workshop
Do you have an idea for researching an aspect of your teaching practice, but you are unsure how to develop it into an actionable project? Are you new to pedagogic research and want to gain a better understanding of the available frameworks and methodologies? Perhaps you are interested in developing a new pedagogic research programme…
Teesside Advance Scheme – Update to John Smith’s Element
The Teesside University Advance Scheme affords eligible students enrolling into Year 0 or Year 1 of their studies, or a student directly enrolling into Year 2, an Apple iPad, the Future Facing Learning Toolkit, a keyboard case and up to £300 towards their learning resources…
Accessibility Guidelines for Learning and Teaching Resources
These step by step guides will help everyone meet the requirements of the new accessibility regulations with comprehensive advice. Guidance covers accessibility features of various tools available to us all and simple techniques we can use to ensure resources are accessible as possible.
Collaborative and Active Learning
“Active learning focuses on how students learn, not just on what they learn.” (Getting started with Active Learning, Cambridge International Education Teaching and Learning Team, 2020). It is a process where students are encouraged to actively participate in gaining a
UKAT Webinar – Tutoring Matters – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within Advising and Tutoring – Research and Practice
This webinar will consider equality, diversity and inclusion within advising and tutoring, and the implications for future research and practice…
Groupwork and hybrid learning in the socially distanced classroom
The scene is set: You’re standing at the front of the classroom with your students facing toward you, but sitting six feet apart from each other and wearing masks – what strategies might you employ to engage all of your students in meaningful learning?…
Online Collaboration and Active Learning
The Principles of Course Design for Hybrid Learning toolkit was launched in June 2020 with the aim to contextualise the Hybrid Learning model to the nature of your subject discipline. Further information about the toolkit, as well as a link
WEBINAR | Ensuring Engagement and Interaction through Hybrid Teaching
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 video, classrooms have been a key component to aid the delivery of virtual teaching. Planning and managing a hybrid class has its own challenges ensuring engagement and interaction with students who are virtual and on-campus. Register to learn about hybrid teaching, share your experiences and discuss your challenges…